Window guard



L. A. WIELAND. WINDOW GUARD- APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. 1921.

Patented Dec. 12, I

INVENTOR fi FIGH F lG. 5

Patented Dec. 12, 1922.

LOUIS nhwinnann, or :BAN sviLLn, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application fi1ed .May 9, ea sas .1 a, 93..

The object of my invention is to provide a guard which may be quicklyadjusted in position and withdrawn, thereby doingaway with the annoyanceand inconvenience usually involved in such an operation, and theinvention has reference to guard-screens which may be inserted in awindow to prevent papers from being blown out of same, and at night as aprotection against bur glars and thieves.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a view of a window partially cutaway showing my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the guard in position for insertion in the window; Fig. 3 is anenlarged section on the line 3--3, Fig. 1, showing the guard in processof insertion; Fig. 4: is a like view showing the guard in place; Fig. 5is a detail of the latch for holding the swinging supplemental stile inposition, and Fig 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through thekeeper mechanism.

In the drawing the numeral 2 designates a suitable window-frame providedwith the customary beads 3.

The guard-frame is preferably formed of metal and consists of the stiles4i and 5, connected by the upper and lower rails 6 and 7. The wire mesh8 may be of a size or design suitable to act as a guard and protectionagainst loss of papers, as above, or against burglars or thieves.

A supplemental stile 9 is pivotally mounted by the pins 9 on the upperand lower rails 6 and 7, said stile being likewise preferably formed ofmetal in the form of an angle-bar, the lower end having the lug 10through which the pivotal pin 9 passes and the upper end having thespring-arm 11 through which the upper pivotal pin 9? passes.

The spring-arm 11 has the downwardly projecting clip 12 with the opening13 formed therein.

having the beveled nose portion 15, and the Extending out from the.upper rail 6 is the keeper 14, said keeper recess '16 ba ck of same. Theopening '13 is suiiici'entlylarge to pass over the beveled nose portion14:. When the clip passes be yond samethe spring of the arm 11 willcause the clip to enter the recess 16 andso prevent the spring-arm 'frombeing moved outwardly until said arm has been lifted suihciently toallow the clip to clear the inner endot the nose portion to permit thewithdrawal of the clip" and swinging oi the supplemental stile 9.

supplemental stileis swung into the position indicated in Fig. 2,.whereupon thefscreen is inserted in the window by inserting the Toinsert the guard in the window the v stile 4: in between the beads 3 atone sidefof H the window-frame, and the supplemental stile will clearthe beads at the opposite side, as indicated in Fig. 3, until the stile5has been dropped in between the beads on that side, whereupon thespring-arm 11 is moved around to the position indicated in Fig.4, whichwill bring the supplemental stile 9 into the space between the beads.The spring arm is locked in position by the clip 12 passing over thenose portion 15 of the keeper 1 1 and by the action of the spring armthe clip drops down into the recess 16. In this manner the supplementalstile 9 islocked in position and cannot be acciden-v tally moved, but toswing it it is necessary to lift up the spring-arm 11 until the clip is.

released from the recess 16.

Where the guard is to beemployed against intruders the padlock 17 may beemployed which engages an opening 18 in the keeper 14.

By pivotally mounting the supplemental I I As stated above, the guardmay be em-- ployed as a protection againstiintruders, or in ofiicebuildings may be employed to prevent papers frombeing lost by beingblown out of the window. The insertion and withdrawal of the guard isdone so quickly and with such little efiort that its use obviates thedifliculties ordinarily encountered in the insertion and withdrawal ofthe guards of ordinary construction.

What I claim is: I

1. In a window-guard, the combination with a f mine, of a supplementalstile, a lug at the lower end of the said stile pivotally connected tothe lower rail of said frame, a spring-arm at the upper end of saidstile pivotally connected at a point between its ends to the upper railof said frame, and means for locking the outer swinging end of said armin positionon said upper rail.

2. In a window-guard, the combination with frame, of a supplementalstile, a lug "at the lower end thereof pivotally connected to the lowerrail of said frame, a springarm connected to the upper end of said stileand pivotally connected to the upper "ail of said frame, a clip on theouter swinging end oi. said arm having an opening therein, and a keeperon said upper rail adapted to enter said opening.

3. In a window-guard, the combination with a frame, of a supplementalstile, :1 lug at the lower end of said stile pivotally connected to thelower rail of said frame, a spring-arm at the upper end of said stileand pivotally connected to the upper rail of said frame, a clip on theouter swinging end of meaaoa said frame, said frame having an openingtherein, a keeper having a beveled nose portion, and a recess back ofsame adapted to be engaged by said clip.

4. In a window-guard, the combination with a vertical frame, of asupplemental U- shaped stile composed of a straight anglebar having armsextending from its ends and pivotally attached'to said frame, one ofsaid arms being extended beyond its pivot and carrying at its outerswinging end a clip adapted to extend parallel to the side of said framewhen said supplemental stile is brought into alignment with said frame,

and a keeper having a bevelednoseportion adapted to extend through anopening in said clip and having a recess back of said nose portionadapted to receive said clip.

In testimony whereof, I, thesaid LoUIs r VVIELAND, have hereunto set myhand.

LOUIS A. VVIELAN D.

l Vitnesses ROBERT D. TOTTEN, JOHN F. WILL.

